CVE-2022-2520
published 2022-08-31CVE-2022-2520: A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a…
PriorityP427medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.94%
56.5th percentile
A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | tiff | < tiff 4.4.0-6 (bookworm) | tiff 4.4.0-6 (bookworm) |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
libtiff 4.4.0rc1 tiffcrop.c rotateImage buffer size (Issue 424 / EUVD-2022-34777)
vuldb·2026-05-26·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2520 [MEDIUM] libtiff 4.4.0rc1 tiffcrop.c rotateImage buffer size (Issue 424 / EUVD-2022-34777)
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rotateImage of the file tiffcrop.c. The manipulation results in incorrect calculation of buffer size.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-2520. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
OSV
tiff vulnerabilities
osv·2022-11-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2519 [MEDIUM] tiff vulnerabilities
tiff vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into processing a specially
crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2519, CVE-2022-2520,
CVE-2022-2521, CVE-2022-2953)
It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly perform bounds checking in
certain operations when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into
processing a specially crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue
to allow for information disclosure or to cause the application to crash. This
issue only affected to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2867, CVE-2022-2868, CVE-2022-2869)
GHSA
GHSA-x8g3-wjf9-c729: A flaw was found in libtiff 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-09-01
CVE-2022-2520 [MEDIUM] CWE-131 GHSA-x8g3-wjf9-c729: A flaw was found in libtiff 4
A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input.
OSV
CVE-2022-2520: A flaw was found in libtiff 4
osv·2022-08-31·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-2520: A flaw was found in libtiff 4
A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input.
Ubuntu
LibTIFF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2869 [MEDIUM] LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Title: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into processing a specially
crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2519, CVE-2022-2520,
CVE-2022-2521, CVE-2022-2953)
It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly perform bounds checking in
certain operations when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into
processing a specially crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue
to allow for information disclosure or to cause the application to crash. This
issue only affected to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS an
SonicWall
CVE-2022-22280: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command leading to Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability, impacting SonicWall GMS 9.3
vendor_sonicwall·2022-07-29·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-22280 [CRITICAL] CWE-89 CVE-2022-22280: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command leading to Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability, impacting SonicWall GMS 9.3
CVE-2022-22280: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command leading to Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability, impacting SonicWall GMS 9.3.1-SP2-Hotfix1, Analytics On-Prem 2.5.0.3-2520 and earlier versions.
Red Hat
libtiff: Assertion fail in rotateImage() function at tiffcrop.c
vendor_redhat·2022-05-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2520 [MEDIUM] CWE-131 libtiff: Assertion fail in rotateImage() function at tiffcrop.c
libtiff: Assertion fail in rotateImage() function at tiffcrop.c
A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input.
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2022-2520: tiff - A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rot...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-2520: tiff - A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rot...
A flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateImage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1+deb11u3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-08-31
Published